Cassandra Day balances full-time work as a hyperlocal community news website editor, parenting two boys, ages 13 and 7, and an obsession with knitting and movies.

Friday, February 27, 2009

All things sheepish

Motherhouse in Cornwall is offering a number of "back-to-the-earth" workshops - called "traditional arts" - the next of which is on wool gathering. Demonstrations will be offered on carding, spinning, knitting, weaving, crocheting, and felting with natural wool.There is also a Sourdough Starter Course April 11, Organic Gardening May 9 and many others.Save for visiting Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts, I've never seen carding done. I do remember going many years ago, when my first child was very small, and being utterly drawn to the process, even pinching a little piece of carded wool to take home. It's ironic I'm allergic to wool. Maybe I was a shepherd in a past life.For information, e-mail debra@motherhouse.us, see www.motherhouse.us or call Debra Tyler at (860) 672-0229.The posting caught my eye in the Edible Nutmeg winter 2009 issue (www.ediblenutmeg.com).